Fashioned with mortise and tenon joints, and buttressed with recycled, powder-coated steel, this Milwaukee-made, sustainably sourced walnut stool is destined to become a modern classic. Poet Stool by Misewell.
Designer Norman Cherner created this classic molded plywood barstool in the 1950s. From $699
You would be hard pressed to find an issue of Dwell without a Bertoia barstool or chair in it. Launched in 1952, the industrial-strength steel seat is a modern classic without drawing too much attention to itself. $747
Every Studio Dunn’s Kingstown barstool is made from sustainably harvested hardwood sourced from forests in the Midwest and on the East Coast. From $530